By now, you’ve probably heard that Amazon drivers are striking for better working conditions. Good for them! I hope they win.

I’m an indie author with my own small press (of a sort) who distributes through Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP). Currently, it’s my only outlet. You can’t get my stuff in bookstores (yet) or on any other platform. WordPress long ago skunked my ability to sell anything directly through this blog without paying for a business account I can’t afford given the small amount of money I make. I’m not great at independent marketing, and Twitter, where I’d picked up a little bit of steam, is not what it used to be.

I know Kerblam (IYKYK, lol) sucks. I don’t blame anyone who doesn’t want to buy through them. I went through KDP initially because it was free for me, and I had no money. Like, none. They can afford to do that because they make more off my sales than I do. (This is pretty much the case for everything, tbh. Writers, particularly indie ones, don’t usually make bank.)

If you still want to buy my books, I would highly recommend that, at least right now, you get the e-book version. No delivery necessary. Plus, instant gratification!

Image by Jill Wellington from Pixabay

I’ll also be fine if you decide not to. My luck changed; I landed a good day job, and when I got laid off, I found another one (being in a larger city helps). Right now, anyway, I don’t need book sales to survive. I also live in a state that has protections my old state doesn’t.

When I finish the last book in this trilogy (I WILL, I PROMISE), I want to expand the options for buying. Unfortunately, Kerblam has the market majority, so I can’t avoid them completely. But I’d like to make it easier for YOU to avoid them.

I’m hoping to make it so you can order them from bookstores and support your favorite small booksellers. For now, if you want to, you can get them here.